Father sought habeas corpus for his minor daughter allegedly detained by a family acquaintance. The daughter appeared via video call and stated she wished to stay with the respondent, having been left there by the father himself. The court found no illegal detention and disposed of the petition.
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NAUSHAD AHMED ..... Petitioner
Through: Mr. Dhruv Sharma and Mr. Akash Baisoya, Advocates
versus
THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS. .... Respondents Through: Mr. Sanjay Lao, Standing Counsel (Crl.) with Ms. Priyam Agarwal, Mr. Abhinav Arya, Mr. Shivek Kaushik, Advocates for State and SI Sonu Kumar
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURESH KUMAR KAIT HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN
O R D E R
% 06.05.2024
Crl.M.A. 13852/2024 (for exemption)
W.P.(CRL) 1418/2024
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W.P.(CRL) 1418/2024
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Uttar Pradesh.
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concerned police authorities qua illegal detention of his daughter by respondent No.4, but till date, no steps have been taken. Hence, the present petition has been filed.
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habeas corpus, does not call for any interference. The petitioner knows about the whereabouts of his daughter and is always at liberty to take recourse to other remedy available under law if he wants her custody.
on the merits of the present case.
SURESH KUMAR KAIT, J
MANOJ JAIN, J
MAY 6, 2024/rk
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner's minor daughter was in illegal detention by respondent No.4 warranting habeas corpus relief.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Naushad Ahmed
The State of NCT of Delhi
Mrs. Usha Bhatnagar
Suresh Kumar Kait
Manoj Jain
As recorded by the court registry
A constitutional writ petition in a criminal context, most commonly habeas corpus or a challenge to an FIR or detention order.
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